Terry Prone: This hospital charge wasn't falling on any deaf ears

A €75 Mater Private charge was enough to send some pulses racing during a recent visit by our columnist. Picture: iStock

LEST you haven’t noticed, the key difference between young people and old people, responding to relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions, is that young people party and old people go get checked by their doctors. 

This is, of course, an unconscionable generalisation. Lots of young people don’t party. But if you check hospitals, the current truth is that if you encounter someone under 60, they’re on staff.